METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULE SETTING IN PORTABLE TERMINAL

• US 20100115441A1
• Filed: 10/13/2009
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Min-Soo
• Application Number:
  US12/578,208
• Publication Number:
  US 20100115441A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

An apparatus and method for schedule setting in a portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a touch manager for determining whether a drag execution is performed for schedule setting a schedule type, a controller for performing the schedule setting on a date for schedule setting, and a schedule setting unit for setting a schedule when the touch manager detects overlapping of the date with a schedule setting icon.

Claims

1. An apparatus for schedule setting in a portable terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a touch manager for determining whether a drag execution is performed for schedule setting by a schedule type;

a controller for performing the schedule setting on a date selected for schedule setting; and

a schedule setting unit for setting a schedule when the touch manager detects overlapping of the date with a schedule setting icon.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drag execution for schedule setting comprises at least one of a drag for moving the date to the schedule setting icon and a drag for moving the schedule setting icon to the date.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein, under control of the controller, the schedule setting unit outputs the schedule setting screen when the touch manager detects the drag execution.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the schedule setting screen comprises a schedule setting bar for setting a schedule setting time.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the schedule setting bar comprises a schedule setting start bar and a schedule setting end bar.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when the touch manager detects at least one of a touch and a click on the date for schedule setting, the schedule setting unit outputs the schedule setting icon around the at least one of touched and clicked date.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the schedule setting icon is capable of being at least one of added and deleted by a user.

8. A method for schedule setting in a portable terminal, the method comprising:

Determining, by a touch manager, whether a drag execution is performed for schedule setting by a schedule type;

Performing, by a controller the schedule setting on a date for schedule setting; and

Setting, by a schedule setting unit, a schedule when the touch manager detects overlapping of the date with a schedule setting icon.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the drag execution for schedule setting comprises at least one of a drag for moving the date to the schedule setting icon and a drag for moving the schedule setting icon to the date.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising outputting a schedule setting screen upon detection of the drag execution.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the schedule setting screen comprises a schedule setting bar for setting a schedule setting time.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the schedule setting bar comprises a schedule setting start bar and a schedule setting end bar.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising, upon detecting at least one of a touch and a click on the date for schedule setting, outputting the schedule setting icon around the at least one of touched date and clicked date.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the schedule setting icon is capable of being at least one of added and deleted by a user.